Otter Updates
There's been some recent happenings in the development branch of Otter. I've been busy fixing and polishing up some stuff, and also adding some of the last features I really want to get in before I can call it version 1.0. Here's some of the recent updates that can be seen in the commit log:
* Added LoadGridAutoTile() to the Tilemaps
In an effort to make game jam coding even faster I added auto tiling support to the Tilemap class. This is similar to the LoadGrid functions of Tilemap but now each tile will be placed depending on the neighboring tiles. I'll talk about this more when I merge it into the main branch, but for now it's usable and you should be able to figure out what's going on by checking out the source.
* Added SetAutoTileData() to Tilemap
If you're not using the default data set for auto tiling you can load your own data through this function. Calling this before using LoadGridAutoTile will let you use your own data. There's an example of how this data looks in the source for Tilemap.
* Added GetPowerSet() to Util
This is a handy function that can be used to get every possible combination of any amount of members of a list. Say you have a list of values {1, 2, 3}. GetPowerSet can return a list of lists that is every possible combination. So you would get {}, {1}, {2}, {3}, {1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}, {1, 2, 3}. This is useful for the auto tiling algorithm, and maybe other stuff.
* Fixed Text OutlineColor and ShadowColor
I think I fixed a bug where OutlineColor and ShadowColor were ignoring the alpha of the Text's main color which lead to some wacky stuff.
* Fixed window scaling bug
Fixed a bug where if you used SetWindowScale() or SetWindow() with only a width parameter you would get a slightly messed up window. Basically what was happening is that the height of the window was off by 1 pixel. This should now be working properly.
That's all of the major changes lately. If you're using Otter you can post questions or your projects on the forums! It's awesome to see what people are making using the engine.
* Added LoadGridAutoTile() to the Tilemaps
In an effort to make game jam coding even faster I added auto tiling support to the Tilemap class. This is similar to the LoadGrid functions of Tilemap but now each tile will be placed depending on the neighboring tiles. I'll talk about this more when I merge it into the main branch, but for now it's usable and you should be able to figure out what's going on by checking out the source.
* Added SetAutoTileData() to Tilemap
If you're not using the default data set for auto tiling you can load your own data through this function. Calling this before using LoadGridAutoTile will let you use your own data. There's an example of how this data looks in the source for Tilemap.
* Added GetPowerSet() to Util
This is a handy function that can be used to get every possible combination of any amount of members of a list. Say you have a list of values {1, 2, 3}. GetPowerSet can return a list of lists that is every possible combination. So you would get {}, {1}, {2}, {3}, {1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}, {1, 2, 3}. This is useful for the auto tiling algorithm, and maybe other stuff.
* Fixed Text OutlineColor and ShadowColor
I think I fixed a bug where OutlineColor and ShadowColor were ignoring the alpha of the Text's main color which lead to some wacky stuff.
* Fixed window scaling bug
Fixed a bug where if you used SetWindowScale() or SetWindow() with only a width parameter you would get a slightly messed up window. Basically what was happening is that the height of the window was off by 1 pixel. This should now be working properly.
That's all of the major changes lately. If you're using Otter you can post questions or your projects on the forums! It's awesome to see what people are making using the engine.
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